Public Forum Lovely sunflowers brighten eastern Kansas roads
A reader thanks gardeners and county crews for leaving sunflowers along routes such as the K-10 bypass near Michigan Street and U.S. Highway 40 west. The letter praises the blooms in front of the Lied Center and notes benefits to bees, butterflies, and other insects. Pat Kehde, Lawrence.
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Douglas County Public Works Department
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Lawrence
Stolen elections talk taints GOP post recall
Rich Lowry argues that the California recall exposed the GOP cost of embracing stolen election rhetoric. Larry Elder’s insistence Democrats would steal the vote linked him to Trump and Jan 6, weakening his bid in a blue state and signaling broader political risks for Republicans amid rising distrust in election integrity.
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City News From Lawrence Daily World 1896 Update
Kansas City visitor Geo J Barker stops by. A boy charged with coat theft is discharged. Persimmon crop expected to be the largest in years. A R Bell, University graduate with AM degree, dies. Mrs Major Martin dies of consumption. funeral tomorrow at AME church. F B Whipple opens a shoe shop opposite the post office on Massachusetts Street. Reprinted with permission from Sarah Parsons.
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Massachusetts Street
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The future is female education gains and marriage norms
The Wall Street Journal notes women now lead in college enrollment and degrees, while men lag in higher education. It links gender gaps to family structure, marriage trends, and social outcomes, citing studies and experts like Jennifer Delahunty and Mona Charen.
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United States
America
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Kenyon College
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Ohio
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Portland
Ore
Florida
MIT
Richard Reeves
Brookings Center On Children and Families
Mona Charen
Creators Syndicate
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